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Vocab 5

QuestionAnswer
reprieve / amnesty
home rule / dependence, subjection autonomy
taken for granted / questionable, dubious axiomatic
broadcast, trumpet / hide, conceal, bury blazon
admonition, word to the wise / caveat
right, reasonable, evenhanded / unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate equitable
disentangle, extract / enmesh, entangle extricate
pilfer, purloin, swipe / filch
sneer at, snicker at / obey, honor flout
refractory, recalcitrant, peevish / docile, tractable, cooperative fractious
principle, maxim / precept
salubrious, curative / detrimental, deleterious salutary
searing, harsh savage / bland, mild scathing
flog, beat, bane, plague, pestilence / godsend, boon, blessing scourge
lugubrious, mortuary / sepulchral
narcotic, anesthetic / stimulating, stimulant, stimulus soporific
highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy / lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute straitlaced
impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent / permanent, imperishable, immortal transient
bulky, clumsy, impractical / manageable, easy to handle unwieldy
lifeless, colorless / zesty, spicy, colorful vapid
a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution amnesty
self-government, political control autonomy
self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle axiomatic
to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widley blazon
a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior caveat
fair, just, embodying principles of justice equitable
to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts filch
to mock, treat with contempt flout
tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable fractious
a rule of conduct or action precept
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome salutary
bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm scathing
to whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism scourge
funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal sepulchral
tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep soporific
extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical straitlaced
lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time transient
not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity unwieldy
dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force vapid
Created by: i.lundin
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